Leicester City U23s 3-0 West Ham U23s recap: Shade, Diabate and Elder score for rampant City, King and Benalouane start

Callum Elder of Leicester City scores to make it 3-0 during the Premier League 2 match between Leicester City and West Ham United at Holmes Park (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)

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Leicester City Under-23s jumped to third in the Premier League 2 table after a blistering start secured a 3-0 win at home to West Ham.

Tyrese Shade, Fousseni Diabate and Callum Elder all netted inside the first 25 minutes in front of a watching Claude Puel, who will have been impressed with the early intensity.

Despite four games without a win in Premier League 2, a run that had seen them slip into the bottom half, City were still within touching distance of the sides at the top.

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Tyrese Shade reacts

Leicester City Under-23s are back on track to challenge for the Premier League 2 title after their 3-0 win over West Ham, believes winger Tyrese Shade.

City were the early pace-setters in the under-23s’ league but dropped into the bottom half after a run of four games without a win.

(Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)

I think it is (realistic to challenge for the title),” said Shade. “Last season we narrowly lost out on the title and also the Premier League Cup, but this season, we’ve shown some really good form, so I think we could do it.”